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Moussa Diabate, LaMelo Ball's teammate on the Hornets, pokes fun at the former All-Star and jokes that he would never get in his car.

TNT Sports and CBS Sports have announced tip times and commentator teams for regional finals coverage of the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on Saturday, March 28

The plan was to get a top three pick going into the lottery. So far so good, but the last nine games will tell the tale.

Hornets guard LaMelo Ball opens up after upset win over Knicks.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday it remains unclear whether T-Mobile Arena could adequately house an expansion franchise in Las Vegas, as the league formally begins evaluating the city alongside Seattle as its two targeted expansion markets. Silver told the Las Vegas Review-Journal he has attended both hockey and basketball events at the nearly decade-old facility but stopped short of endorsing it as a long-term NBA home. "It's a fantastic facility," Silver said. "But I think that ...

Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith break down their (partially) busted 2026 March Madness brackets during the Sweet 16.

Darius Garland continues to look like a steal for the Clippers. The two-time All-Star point guard dropped 24 points on 9-of-15 shooting, added six assists, four rebounds, one steal and one block in 30 minutes as the Clippers rolled to their third straight win Wednesday night, beating Toronto by 25 points. Garland has been on […] The post Darius Garland’s hot streak fueling Clippers’ recent surge appeared first on Hoops Wire .

The Washington Wizards play the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. Let’s get to it. Game info When: Friday, Mar. 27 at 10 p.m. ET Where: Chase Center, San Francisco How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass Injuries: For the Wizards, Leaky Black, Anthony Davis, Kyshawn George, D’Angelo Russell, Cam Whitmore and Trae Young are out. Tristan […]

Cinderella wears a 9-seed. Iowa Hawkeyes headed to first Elite 8 in 39 years behind Ben McCollum and Bennett Stirtz.

Coach Fred Hoiberg said a late-game blunder that left his team with only four players on the court before a critical three-point play in the final minute of Thursday night's loss to Iowa in the Sweet 16 was his fault.

Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra recently praised Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox for being willing to sacrifice his individual statistics in pursuit of the team’s goals, writes Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio-Express News. “I think you have to really commend Fox,” Spoelstra said before Monday’s game in Miami. “He’s been a 25-plus point scorer for […]

New York Knicks star Josh Hart had quite the take about the compensation players should get for the NBA’s expansion efforts. The NBA made significant noise on March 25. All 30 team owners unanimously agreed to start the bidding process for new franchises in Las Vegas and Seattle. The move for expansion will open the […] The post Knicks’ Josh Hart fights for player cut of NBA expansion fee appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Minnesota Timberwolves have one of the best retro logos in the NBA, with the wolf logo from the 90’s and 2000’s becoming a fan favorite of late. Some have asked for the Wolves to go back to their old logos, and the team responded by rolling out the throwback jersey and court combination this […] The post New Wolves logos, rebrand may have leaked for 2026-27 season appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Lakers are back home, but they might have to play without Luka Dončić against the Nets.

Following Texas' Sweet 16 loss to Purdue, Longhorns senior guard Jordan Pope revealed he was playing with a broken foot, which he suffered vs Gonzaga.

The NBA tanking picture will come into clearer view each day between now and the end of the regular season on April 12.

With the playoffs approaching fast, San Antonio’s coaching staff has been optimizing its rotations.

Kon Knueppel is one of three standout players in Thursday's short slate of games.

Ronald Nored had an emotional goodbye with his Atlanta Hawks colleagues before preparing for the next chapter of his coaching career. Nored has been an assistant coach in the NBA since 2018, having been with the Hawks since 2023. He was going through his third campaign with the franchise before earning the big opportunity to […] The post Watch Ronald Nored say goodbye to Hawks players after getting Butler job appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Arkansas coach John Calipari is drawing direct comparisons between freshman guard Darius Acuff Jr. and the decorated list of NBA-caliber guards he has developed throughout his Hall of Fame career. and is cautioning NBA franchises against undervaluing the 19-year-old prospect. "Pass on him, you'll regret it," Calipari told Andscape. "I said it about Maxey. I've said it about a bunch of guys. I said it about Shai: 'You're going to regret passing on this kid.'" Reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Ale...

Nick Young makes a compelling case for why the Spurs might be a first-round exit in the Playoffs.

- Alvaro Folgueiras converted a critical three-point play when Nebraska only had four defenders on the floor, and ninth-seeded Iowa continued its unpredictable

The New York Knicks saw their seven-game winning streak snapped in Charlotte, falling to the Hornets, 114-103.

Paolo Banchero had 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Orlando Magic stopped a six-game losing streak with a 111-107 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. Banchero logged his third straight game of 30-plus points for the Magic (39-34), who fell below the play-in cut in the Eastern Conference during their skid that came immediately after a seven-game winning streak had propelled them into fifth place. This was the 25th time in Banchero's four-year career that he logged a...

Watch the full final 4:00 of regulation in Purdue and Texas' thrilling matchup in the Sweet 16 of the 2026 NCAA men's basketball tournament.

Here is how participants in the First Four have done since 2011 — and why you should consider picking one in your NCAA bracket.

The Houston Rockets are 4-6 in their last 10 games, including a historical meltdown against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center on Wednesday, wherein they blew a 13-point lead in overtime. The timing of the slump could not be worse for the Rockets, who are hoping to secure a better position in the playoffs, preferably […] The post Bill Simmons rips Ime Udoka’s ‘clogged toilet’ offense with Rockets appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Kon Knueppel scored 26 points and made six 3-pointers to become the youngest player in NBA history with 250 in a season, and the Charlotte Hornets snapped the New York Knicks' seven-game winning streak with a 114-103 victory Thursday night. Knueppel, 20, nearly had his first career triple-double, finishing with 10 rebounds and eight assists. LaMelo Ball added 22 points and Brandon Miller had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Hornets, who’ve won five straight.

Trey Kaufman-Renn tipped in a bucket with 0.7 seconds left, giving Purdue a 79-77 win over Texas in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.

Lisa Leslie was one of the stalwarts of the WNBA during its early years. After a memorable college stint with the USC Trojans, Leslie carried over her dominance at the professional level. In 12 years in the WNBA, Leslie won the MVP title thrice, the Defensive Player of the Year twice, was named an All-Star eight times and was included in the All-WNBA squad in all 12 seasons, among other things.